Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
ततो देवं प्रणम्याह वीरकः करसंपुटी । त्वरयंति महेशानं हिमाद्रेः पुरुषास्त्वमी
tato devaṃ praṇamyāha vīrakaḥ karasaṃpuṭī | tvarayaṃti maheśānaṃ himādreḥ puruṣāstvamī
Então Vīraka, com as palmas unidas em reverência, prostrou-se diante do Deus e disse: “Ó Maheśāna, os homens do Himalaia instam pela pressa.”
Vīraka (speaking to Śiva/Maheśāna)
Scene: Vīraka stands before Maheśāna with hands folded (añjali), head bowed, delivering the message of Himalayan men urging haste; Śiva’s court glows with restrained majesty.
FAQs
Reverence (praṇāma) and clear speech are part of dharmic communication—devotion and duty move together.
Himālaya is referenced; no specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
No formal rite; the verse highlights añjali (joined palms) as a devotional etiquette.